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The Engraver's Cafe is an online community of hand engravers, jewelers, artists, carvers, scrimshanders, collectors, and craftsmen dedicated to the exchange of ideas and information relating to all aspects of the hand engraving art. Our mission is to provide a relaxed and friendly forum where friends from all over the world gather and share tehnique, photos, tips and tricks, while extending a helping hand to those starting their hand engraving journey.

! welcome to the forum. most if not all engravers have a rotary tool or two. they have a place on the bench, but definetely not for bulino work. for that matter, the rotary really has no application...

i always thought pickguards were made of aluminum. at least the ones i made were of aluminum. as for ss, early on i got into real trouble doing a s&w made of ss. ithought it would be like regular gun...